Composition of the essential oil of microglossa pyrrhopappa (A. Rich) agnew var. pyrrhopappa from Kenya composition of the essential oil of microglossa pyrrhopappa (A. Rich) Agnew var. pyrrhopappa from Kenya
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Date
2001Author
Mwangi, Julius W.
Thoithi, Grace N.
Juliani, Hector R.
Zygadlo, Julio A.
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The essential oil of Microglossa pyrrhopappa var. pyrrhopappa (A. Rich) Agnew (Compositae) from Kenya has been studied for the first time. Analysis of the oil by GC and GC/MS reveals that the major compounds were β-caryophyllene (20.3%), γ-gurjunene (11.5%), limonene (8.5%) and δ-cadinene (6.1%)
Citation
Journal of Essential Oil Research Volume 13, Issue 4, 2001Publisher
Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Nairobi, Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biologia Vegetal, . Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Avenida Velez Sarsfield
Subject
Microglossa pyrrhopapaVar-pyrrhopapa
Compostae
Essential oil composition,
b-caryophyllene,
y-gurjunene
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- Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) [10378]